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Chinese Head Tax
the Chinese head tax was a fee that charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. it was first made after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and was meant to discourage Chinese people from entering Canada after the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The tax was abolished by the Chinese Immigration Act of 1923, which stopped all Chinese immigration except for business people, clergy, educators, students, and other categories. -
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Komagata Maru Incident.
group of citizens of Hong Kong back then part of the British Empire, sailed to Shanghai, China, and Yokohama, Japan, to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. in 1914, carrying 376 passengers attempted to immigrate to Canada in 1914 but only 24 of them were admitted the other 352 were denied entry then sailed back to back to India. The passengers comprised 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus, all British subjects. -
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Internment of Ukrainian Canadians
Canada was at war with the central powers And about 4,000 Ukrainian men and some women and children citizenship were kept in internment camps and related work sites also known, as concentration camps. Their savings were taken until they were released. Almost all were paroled from camps in 1916–17 to become paid workers on farms, mines and railways, where labour was scarce. Another 80,000 were left at large but were registered as enemy aliens and obliged to regularly report to the police. -
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Immigration Act
The immigration and Refugee Protection Act ("IRPA") is an Act of the Parliament of Canada, passed in 2001, which replaced the Immigration Act, 1976 as the primary federal legislation regulating immigration to Canada. The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) contain the laws created to fit within the IRPA in order to specify how the IRPA is to be applied. -
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Internment of Italian Canadians
Italian-Canadian internment began when Italy declared war on Canada on June 10, 1940.Days later, Minister of Justice, Ernest Lapointe, signed the order that resulted in labeling thousands of Italian-Canadians as "enemy aliens". Habeas corpus was suspended, and about 500 men and four women were eventually interned as enemy aliens. In addition, 100 Italian seamen, who were in Canadian waters on 10 June 1940, were also subject to internment. -
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Internment of Japanese Canadians
during WW2 Canada was at war with Japan and because of that Japanese-Canadians, were forced out of there homes and jobs, then to be relocated to to internment camps. -
creation of immigration categories
he Immigration Act. 1976, in Canada was insured in 1978 by the Parliament of Canada. It focused on who should be allowed into Canada, not on who should be kept out. The act came into force in 1978, along with new immigration regulations. This act gave more power to the provinces to set their own immigration laws and defined prohibited classes in much broader terms. -
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Singh Decision
The decision is Satnam Singh came to Canada from India seeking refugee status. Canada's government rejected his case under the Immigration Act, 1976. The Immigration Act, 1976, did not allow Mr.Singh to state his case in person or to appeal the government's decision on his case. -
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Immigration and Refugee Protection Act